Toyota Tacoma (2015): Wheels
Recall 15V099000 · Feb 23, 2015 · Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
18
vehicles affected
18
vehicles affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 15V099000
- Date
- Feb 23, 2015
- Maker
- Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing
- Units affected
- 18
- Kind
- Vehicles
- Component
- Wheels; Tires
- Model years
- 2015
- Started by
- The maker
- Hazard
- Crash risk
What is wrong
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing (Toyota) is recalling certain model year 2015 Tacoma pickup trucks manufactured August 7, 2014, to December 22, 2014. The affected vehicles may have had their tires and wheels changed to TRD PRO accessory tires and wheels, causing the inflation information on the tire placard to be incorrect which may result in the tire being improperly inflated. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) No. 110, "Tire Selection and Rims and Motor Home/Recreation Vehicle Trailer Load Carrying Capacity Information for Motor Vehicles with a GVWR of 4,536 kilograms (10,000 pounds) or less."
What can happen
Improperly inflated tires may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
The fix
Recall repairs are free of charge.
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will send a revised tire placard with correct tire size and inflation information to owners, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
Vehicles covered
1 model, 1 model year in all
Related pages
Questions and answers
Which vehicles are in recall 15V099000?
1 model: Toyota Tacoma (2015), about 18 vehicles in all.
What is the fix for recall 15V099000?
Toyota will notify owners, and dealers will send a revised tire placard with correct tire size and inflation information to owners, free of charge. The recall began March 13, 2015. Owners may contact Toyota customer service at 1-800-331-4331.
What can happen?
Improperly inflated tires may increase the risk of a vehicle crash.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. A dealer can tell whether a single vehicle still needs the repair.